Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-02
OUR NAVT.
The Millions Asked for the
Building OF the Navy.
The Contest for the sena-
torship From the State
of New Jersey
Ex-Alderman O'Neil is Taken
to Sing Sing Prison.
senAtor-eleSt TurpIs's Creaentlals-
Gossip About Sir John Macdonald.
Boycottlng Brewers Printers
on . StrIks-RaIlrOaa Di-
rsetors Elected.
mIllioas for Cur navy.

4 and S22 oooeoo. but inasmuch as th,
= largest expenditure covers period o.
+ i've years it 10 estimated that the appro
4 pTiation for the next fiscal year will DO
E exceed 5000, 900. which will raiss thl
E aggregate expenditure for the year Il
$50, 10000. The Senate COMMITTEES
Q strikes out the House provisionof s., 7i0,
} 600 for two steel crnisers. and Eubsti.
tufes an appropriation Of 50 10000 foI
SIX protected steel cruisers, and 81. 200,
900 10 pay the premiums for extra spead
I Of the same. Il also appropriates e..
$4,000 for the armament OF theae YES
J sells, and 5000 000 for the construction
II heavily armed vessels. floating bat
teTies aud rams. and 2.O00.0 900 FOR their
armament. The sun OF &60e, 900 is ap-
propriated for the construction OF light
draft gnn baats; $4,000 for 9 torpedo
boat; S60o, 900 fsr torpedoes and torps-
do appliances; $l12. 900 for the purchase
OF the Destroyer, and $1,000 for her
eare and operation. The provision for
the equipment Of the vessels IL in
creased $4,000; that for the purchase
Of certain erouDds is increased So 1000.
and that for rebuilding the whaFves at
the Boston Navy Yard is Increased s25,-
900. The appropriation for the BaFeau
Of Provisions and Clothing Is decreased
BY go. 900.
The New Jersey Senator Contest.
TRENTON IN J. }, March 1.-The joint
meeting Of the Legislature assembled at
noon TODAY. On roll call, all were pres
eut and q ballot for United States ssna-
tor was taken and the result occasioned
some surprise. The IS Democrats stood
firmly by Abbot, as In the previous bal
lots. bot the Republicans. in evident
pursuance Of caucus action. divided up
among Sawell, Phelps. Bedle and Kays,
The last two are Democrats and they
we're evidently voted for with the pur.
pose of trying TO break the Abbes col
umn.
The ballot stood as follows: Abbot
IS, Sevell (Rep.) "a, Pedie DEM 8,
Erastus Potter (LAboEl 2. LadloW
Dem !, Ksys Dem Z. PHELPS (Rsp)
Is. and Colay (Rep.) l. Five Republi-
cans voted for Bedle and Ave for Kays.
All the Republicans voted.
The BeOdler Taken % Prison.
NKw YoRK. March l.-Ex-AldeFman
O'Neil was taken to Sing SING prison
this morning. He was toa mncb pros
trated TO say much. but 10 his friends be
protested his innocence, asserting that
Il would soon be proved.
senator TurpIe's Credentials.
WASHINGTON, March /. - The fact
shat the Senate OOmmittse on Privi-
leRes and Elections this morning re-
ported back the credentials OF David
Turpie is said TO have no siga' acaDoe,
bat was taken in accordance with a
continuous line of precedence. II is
understood that when TaFpie, at tbs
next session, presents himself TO be
sworn. a protest will be entered. and
that the contest will then begin. No
tice has been received from Indiana
that additional papers in the ease are
10 be submitted.
Gossip About sar John Macdonald.
RocHKsrER, New York, March 1.-The
publieasiou 10 permitted Of the follow
ing extract from private letter written
by Sir Richard Cartwright Of Canada.
10 bis son in this city: The situation Il
mixed. We have made large gains and
ve shall probably be able TO defeat Sir
John Macdonald when the House meets
! but we are rot strong enough TO compel
him 10 resign offhand. At present w
are lost even, but be will get a very
, small majority from British OolumbiA
"
as soon as the court sits"
BOye0stinG she Brewers.
, NEW YoKK. March 1.-The boycott
against the pool brewers by the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association went into
effect today, and the retailers olaiu
that Il has begun 10 q manner thor
, ouohly gratifying 10 their side. Nearly
all the retailers 10 the Association. ex-
: eept those Who are heavily In debt r
y brewers for the fxtsFes IN their saloons
have Joined 10 the boycott, as well ~
many outside Of the Association. Aftel
today these places will buy no mor'
: pool beer until they can bay wheF,
a they please, independent sf ell ar
ranRements by the brewers.
Il Printers On . strike.
MILWAUKEE, March LAT l o'olosi
this afternoon the compositors on al
: the newspapers and job Offices In thi'
J city went out on Q strike for an advances
~ 8 cents IN the price OF composition
The proprietoFs offered 20 esmpFomise
!. bat the offer was refused by the Typo
, graphical Union. The scale demanded
! is 80 cants for day work and ~ ceatl
4 for uiaht wsrk. The job scale vas hxet
i at fl6 per week.
RailFead Directors Elected.
NKw YoRK. March The annua
eleotion of Directors of the Texas Pa
citic Railroad Company was held today
, | ana a radical change waa made In tbs
Board Of Directors. The old member
I re-. elected are Jsy Gould. Isaac Wis'ar
Russell Sage, W. ID. Winsog. John q
| Brown, John H. Wright. George J
Gould, John z. Hutchinson, Jshn Mar
koe and George b. Roberts. Tbs name
OF Jshn O. BulIitt, james b. Scott. O
D A. Baird, Il. s. Haves. r. L Ames. r. '
; Eokert and II. NJ. HoHie (deesasad)
{ we're removed from the Boafd and thsil
places filsd bv the election Of 6smus
sloan. o. n. Mc6bee. \. H. H. Clara
oW. o. Hall. Rsbt. Fleming and O. +
Suiterlee. Msssrs. Fleming and McGhe'
| representing the recent Rio 0Fsndi
, division boBdholdeFs, aud Hall and
Clark the Boston interests.
/, Immemse Land Purchase.
! KGxsAs CrrX, March The Inter
{ State Land Company. az organic atioE
With headquarters 10 this city, kas CON
pleted the p1fohAss Of the APkansAl
land grant, comprising ~. 10000 acfe'
] 10 Texas. New Mckee aud Colorado
2 and incladinR q portion Of the M
: Mans Land aud all Of the famous
: Maxwell RFAut- The purchass 10 made
{ from oxteFieE real estate owners, ths
: title having come originally from The
!. Mexican RoveKanent In io1B- Tue priss
, Of tie parchase 10 nos msde public
? The company proposes 10 give suit
D claims 70 the settlers nos sn the iandl
on application, bus viii require foreign.
ere and corporations 10 settle for theil
. | lands. Legal opinions OF entnens al
: thoritias have been obtained on she iifle
! This 10 ths largest private Iand puFchass
4 ever made n fbs United States.
) sale 81 the sew ToFk Academy ol
Mnate.
EEw YoKx, March L-The Aeadem,
4 Of Music was sold to-day ~ anstlon 4
4 ana Renl Essats Exshauas, 30 Wm. II
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